Defined VC

Vancouver, BC
SeedEarlyWeb Research 2026

Investment Thesis

Thesis-first VC backing founders reshaping the AI frontier across next-gen compute, physical AI, engineered science, and autonomous systems. Over a decade of AI investing with $20B+ in enterprise value created; conviction before consensus drives investment in outliers building full-stack solutions across the compute-to-application layer.

Focus Areas

Investment Stage
SeedEarly
Sectors
Artificial IntelligenceRoboticsDrug DiscoveryAutonomous SystemsAgTechAI ProcessorsPhysical AI

Investment Signals

GeographyCanada-focused
ProvincesBC
RoleLead
Revenue Stagepre-revenue ok
Business Modelsdeep-tech, hardware, B2B, IP-licensing, platform

Sample Portfolio Companies

Mythic AI
Foundation
Variational AI
Zyphra
Quandri
Potato AI
Vermeer
Heritable
D-Wave
GaN Systems
Bit Stew Systems

Management Team

M
Mark Trevitt
Founding Partner
S
Sean Brownlee
Venture Partner
D
David Roberts
G
Gautam Chintapenta
Investor

AUM & Sources

N/A
Assets under management (estimated)
Sources
No public sources found.
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